Allen Tate
John Orley Allen Tate (November 19, 1899 – February 9, 1979), known professionally as Allen Tate, was an American poet, essayist, social commentator, and poet laureate from 1943 to 1944.
Allen Tate | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1899 Winchester, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1979 (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist |
| Education | Vanderbilt University |
| Genre | Poetry, literary criticism |
| Literary movement | New Criticism |
| Notable works | "Ode to the Confederate Dead" |
| Spouses |
(m. 1946; div. 1959)Isabella Gardner
(m. 1959; div. 1966)Helen Heinz (m. 1966) |
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